Hello,
I am very new to this and hope I am posting it the correct place. I apologize in advance if this should be in another forum, and if I'm in the wrong place, Please direct me to know where I can go.
I have questions about Kratom. It can still be bought in my state (NJ) in tobacco stores. So, I used K as I tapered off subs. Everything was going directly as planned. However, about 2 weeks of of no subs and only using Kratom- my urine was dark, like cedar water with a brown hue. I went to te emergency room to get service because my insurance is horrible and barely covers anything. The hospitals cannot deny care. But, they also did not know what to do other than putting me on antibiotics.
So my liver enzymes are sky high, as well as my bilirubin, and my common bile duct (where pancreas, liver, and gallbaldder filter into one common duct) was enlarged to 8mm. I believe the normal common duct size is 3mm. An MRI ruled out any other issues - other the the common duct issue. Initially the docs thought I was going to need surgery because they thought they were going to see gallstones - but nothing.
I stopped using Kratom 2 weeks ago, as soon as I saw that my urine was dark and brown hue to it. I had been on 4mg of suboxone for 5 years now. When I used the Kratom, I had absolutely no withdrawal effects from jumping off subs at a relatively high dosage. I think I had been taking too much Kratom, probably about 8 - 10 mg....I was taking the capsule ones and was told that to avoid withdrawal, that I would need to be taking around 8 - 10 mgs per day.
Has anyone else had issues wtih liver enzymes being elevated after using Kratom? It's a bit scary for me. I'm going back to get another bloodwork script tomorrow to see if things are leveling out, decreasing.
If anyone else had a similar problem, please talk to me. I am very concerned that I have caused liver damage. I itch all over my body still today, and it has been 14 days since my last use of Kratom. I know with higher doses, the longer it will take to leave your system.
Has anyone else experienced this? How long until your urine returns to normal? I'm doing everything I can think of to help my situation - milk thistle, apple cider vinegar with "mother", straight cranberry unsweatened 4oz a day, and drinking TONS of water, nothing but water. 14 days later and I am still urinating a brownish color.
Will my body heal, or do I need to go back the the ER, to where they can't refuse your treatment even if you do have crappy insurance...
I just want to stop being physchologically and physically dependent on this and anything else.
How long until I start to urinate clear again?